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Yes, this might seem like a big deal, because I haven’t been able to post in WEEKS. Well, I found my looms a couple of days ago (behind my brother’s radiator) and I’ve been working on a new website that has…

… everything!

This website has got books, baking, writing, crafts, music, sports, dancing, fashion, beauty, television, extra tips and so much more. You can request something, and it’s pretty much guaranteed you’ll get it. I’ll be posting every few weeks, and you can check out the cool sport updates, baking recipes, craft ideas, fashion hits, movie reviews, and all the rest.

This website (called Tara’s World of Everything) is now live, so check at the link below and head on over to see this brand new updated website.

Hi everyone! I’m here to give you the scoop on this week and next week’s posts! Take a look at what I’ve planned for this week…

Have a Guess! – where you get some clues to help you try and guess the name of my next bracelet design

New Gaming Poll! – this is the latest poll, which is all about how competitive you are!

Oops… – in which I break the awful news… I’ve lost my looms!

Info on New Posts 2 – this is this post, giving you the latest post info!

And for next week, well, it’s SUPER busy! Have a sneaky peek:

Poll Results – the Gaming Poll results will be in! Who won??

Looming Tip 3 – where I give you my next looming tip! Try and guess what it is!

Loom Band Whoops! Chat 4 – in which I post my new epic fail!

Info on New Posts 3 – telling you about the posts for the next couple of weeks

So, as you can see, I’m gonna be super busy! Keep checking back every Monday for some awesome news, cool polls, crazy fails, amazing designs, and more! And remember, I may also post in the week too! See ya!

Okay, so I have Looming Tip 2 ready to go! Looming Tip 1 was how to thread beads onto bands… and Looming Tip 2 is how to make a cap band! Lots of people always come to me and say they struggle with this. Well, I’ve decided to show you all how to do it! So have a look at my method on making and placing a cap band!

How to Make a Cap Band

First, you must take the band you want to use. If you are making a cap band that’s tripled or even quadrupled over itself, you will need a good quality pack of bands to ensure that it doesn’t break. Stretch the band you want between two fingers on both of your hands.

Now you need to twist one hand over, so now you can see the back of your hand. This should make a twist in the band, so that it looks like a figure of eight.

Once you’ve done that, you need to double your band over. Take the hand that has the back of it facing up, and then bring it over, with the part of the band.Then slip the band over and onto the two fingers that are holding the other part of the band, so you have a doubled over band on two fingers, but only on one side of your hand.

Now you need to remove your two fingers from the hand that is holding the band, because they will be trapped inside the band. Now you have a cap band on your two fingers!

Lastly, make sure you keep your cap band quite tightly on your hand, so it doesn’t slip away, but not tight enough to break. Some people may find cap bands a piece of cake, but for others it is not so easy. If your cap band broke, it would be a real shame, if it was something you took great pride in. So make sure it doesn’t snap!

P.S – If you’re having a tripled band, or even a quadrupled band, you’ll need to double it another time or two.

How to Place a Cap Band

Now you have your cap band, you need to place it on your loom. The best way to do this is to stretch it between two fingers on each hand, and then hover your hands directly over the peg you want to place the cap band on. Now you just lower your hands until the band is surrounding the peg, and then let the band snap back onto the peg. There you have it!

I hope this helped! It’s fun to give people advice on how to loom, isn’t it? Well, why shouldn’t we? If you have a question about anything loomy-related, you can post it in the comments below. And if you have a great piece of advice, I’m sure we’d all love to hear about it. Comment away with your questions and answers to each other! I’ll be helping you out too!

I just wanted to say welcome and thank you to all the new viewers on this blog. It’s great that I’m getting lots of people viewing Lots of Loomz, since I’m totally a newbie blogger. So, many thanks to all of you. I’ve had views from five different places! Check them out…

Viewers from the UK

Viewers from the USA

Viewers from Italy

Viewers from Canada

Viewers from Ghana

So, thanks to loads of you for checking out my blog! I hope it’s useful 🙂